3.11.2025
In the Kursk region of Russia, on the evening of November 3, there was a complaint about an attack by Ukrainian UAVs. The attack took place over an electrical substation in the city of Rylsk , leaving tens of thousands of local residents without electricity.
The shelling was confirmed by the regional authorities. Kursk Governor Oleksandr Khinshtein said on social media: “In Rylsk, as a result of an enemy strike on a substation, an emergency power outage occurred.”
He stated that electricity was lost in the Rila district (over 16 thousand consumers), plus in the Hlushkiv and Koreniv districts, which are powered by the Rila substation.
Residents of the aggressor country were promised that their energy workers would begin repairs “in the near future.”
Some hostile Telegram communities claimed that at least four drones hit the substation .
OSINT researchers from the supernova+ community found that the Rylsk 110/35/10 kV electrical substation was attacked.
Substation owner: branch of OJSC “IDGC of Center” – “Kurskenergo”.
Installed capacity is 41 MVA.
Location of shooting: 51.565205993759925, 34.658070418171526
Geo substation: 51.56508024264427, 34.66280446535913
As OBOZ.UA wrote:
– On Sunday, November 2, it became known that Ukraine attacked the Russian Saratov oil refinery . The work of air defenses was heard there, and later the Russians “admired” the fire.
– The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed this operation. The Defense Forces UAV was hit in the area of the ELOU AVT-6 installation of the oil refining complex.
“…three regions of the Russian Federation joined the power outage schedules”
Nice! Let’s add even more regions to the power outage schedule.
Residents of the aggressor country were promised that their energy workers would begin repairs “in the near future.”
Once the allocated money has been pilfered the substation will still be out of order in Spring.
That’s what I think, too. This is what makes Ukraine’s strikes even more effective.